Hawkins in April 2007
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | UC Davis |
Conference | Big Sky |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Fall River Mills, California |
November 10, 1960
Playing career | |
1978–1980 | Siskiyous CC |
1981–1982 | UC Davis |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1983–1985 | UC Davis (assistant) |
1986–1987 | Christian Bros. HS (CA) |
1988–1991 | Siskiyous CC (OC) |
1992 | Sonoma State (DC) |
1993–1997 | Willamette |
1998–2000 | Boise State (assistant) |
2001–2005 | Boise State |
2006–2010 | Colorado |
2013 | Montreal Alouettes |
2015 | United States national team |
2016 | Vikings Vienna (OC) |
2017–present | UC Davis |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 112–61–1 (college) |
Bowls | 2–3 |
Tournaments | 4–2 (NAIA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 NWC (1995–1997) 4 WAC (2002–2005) |
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Awards | |
2x WAC Coach of the Year |
Danny Clarence Hawkins (born November 10, 1960) is an American former football player, coach, and sportscaster. He served as the head football coach at Willamette University (1993–1997), Boise State University (2001–2005), and the University of Colorado (2006–2010), compiling a career college football record of 112–61–1. Hawkins was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five games in 2013 before he was fired mid-season. He was a studio analyst for college football with ESPN. He will serve as head coach for UC Davis beginning with the 2017 season.
Danny Clarence Hawkins grew up in Bieber, California, in the northeast corner of the state. He attended junior college at College of the Siskiyous in Weed and transferred to UC Davis, where he played fullback, and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1984. He later completed a master's degree in educational administration from St. Mary's College in 1993.
He began his coaching career at UC Davis under coach Jim Sochor the fall before he graduated, spending three years there (1983–1985). He then served as head coach at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He spent four seasons (1988–1991) as the offensive coordinator at the College of the Siskiyous, then served as defensive coordinator at Sonoma State in 1992.